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The Beginning of the End... is the debut studio album by American hip hop group UTP . It was released on May 18, 2004 through Rap-A-Lot Records . Recording sessions took place at Stone House in Los Angeles , at Studio Center in Miami , and at UTP Studios in New Orleans . Production was handled by Derek "Grizz" Edwards, Slice Tee, Donald "XL" Robertson , Ad Future, and Juvenile . It features guest appearances from Partners-N-Crime , Ms. Tee and Big Zuse.
The album peaked at number 122 on the Billboard 200 and number 17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. The album produced two singles: "Nolia Clap " and "What's Up". Its lead single , "Nolia Clap", made it to number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 on both Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs . The album's chopped and screwed version was edited by OG Ron C .
Background
The Beginning of the End... marked UTP 's first studio album after having previously releasing two compilation albums in 2002 (The Compilation ) and 2003 (Street Stories ). Instead of using the UTP name, the trio was instead billed as Juvenile , Wacko & Skip in order to build off Juvenile's popularity.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Nolia Clap " 4:30 2. "Don't Start" 3:47 3. "What's Up" (featuring Kango Slim) Gray Grison Nicholas Walter Williams Arrington 3:52 4. "Who the Fuck Is This" Gray Grison Nicholas Arrington 4:00 5. "Juvie, Wacko, Skip (3 Bad Brothers)" Gray Grison Nicholas Arrington 3:28 6. "Solja" Gray Grison Nicholas Arrington 4:19 7. "What's Your Brains Like" (featuring Kango Slim) Gray Grison Nicholas Arrington 5:21 8. "War Shit" Gray Grison Nicholas Arrington 4:22 9. "That's All That I Know" 4:09 10. "At U Bitches" Gray Grison Nicholas Robertson 3:00 11. "The Best Years" (featuring Kango Slim) Gray Grison Nicholas Arrington 4:20 12. "Nolia Clap (Remix)" Gray Grison Nicholas Arrington 4:30 13. "What's Up (Remix)" (featuring Ms. Tee, Big Zuse and Kango Slim) Gray Grison Nicholas Trishell Williams C. Winn W. Williams Arrington 3:45 14. "Ride Tonight" (featuring Partners-N-Crime and Ms. Tee) Grison Nicholas Michael Patterson W. Williams T. Williams Adam Brumfield 4:48 Total length: 58:11
Personnel
Terius "Juvenile " Gray – main artist, producer, mixing, executive producer, A&R
Damon "Wacko" Grison – main artist
Clifford "Skip" Nicholas – main artist
Walter "Kango" Williams – featured artist (tracks: 3, 7, 11, 13, 14)
Trishell "Ms. Tee" Williams – featured artist (tracks: 13, 14)
C. "Zuse" Winn – featured artist (track 13)
Michael "Meanor" Patterson – featured artist (track 14)
Adam "AD Future" Brumfield – producer
Derek "Grizz" Edwards – producer
Donald "XL" Robertson – producer
Sheldon "Slice Tee" Arrington – producer
James Prince – executive producer
John "JP" Pegram – engineering
Mac "Silencer" Jones – engineering
Dave Junco – engineering, mixing
Mike Dean – mixing, mastering
Anzel "Red Boy" Jennings – A&R
Aubrey Francis – project coordinator
Paul Francis – project administrator
Mark Hayes – art direction, design
Mike Frost – photography
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